Re: Why do people hunt ?

On Apr 8, 8:13 am, Gary James <n...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 06:07:53 -0500, Glenn <mino...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:



On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 08:41:03 -0400, Gary James wrote:

Why hunt ? Nobody in this country needs the food. When I was a kid
in the 1950s, we were taught to hunt just in case we were ever hungry.
But why now ? Instead of a man carrying his son out duck hunting
(shooting) why not teach the kid how to add and subtract ? Or maybe
how to program a computer ? It would help the kid more in later life
than learning how to kill a defenseless duck, get drunk, lie and talk
dirty about women.

Just a thought.

The reason we hunt is because we first farmed. By destroying the natural
predatory order, we are now overrun by some undesirable species such as
deer, rabbits, coyotes, squirrels, geese, etc. The fewer kids taught to
hunt, the worse it will get. Today the government has to hire
professional hunters, tomorrow it will likely be poison and starvation.
Of course the farmers are still at it by killing the wolves and any other
predator that competes with their production.

I can certainly understand self defense. And as I said earlier, I
will kill to protect myself or my property. But these good old boys
who live in town and run around in camouflage suits and oversized
pickups wouldn't know a wolf from a poodle -- and wouldn't give a s--t
either. They love the thrill of legally killing something that
can't kill them.

Hey, let's be charitable here. This is not easy for them, what
with them wanting a weapon, a real uniform, a real assault vehicle and
a military mission. Okay, so they're in the wrong line of work but
too cowardly to join the military. Shooting critters keeps them from
less socially acceptable forms of self-expression. I hope.

.

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